【What did we talk about in this episode】
Do you know how college students in Taiwan study?
Do you have any exciting classes in universities in Taiwan?
What is the so-called general education class? There is a mage to teach the class!!
Come and hear about Cathy and Emily's college experience and some exciting things in class today!
【Vocabularies】
1. 轉換跑道 (Zhuǎnhuàn pǎodào): to opt for a different (career) path
2. 財經 (Cáijīng): short for 財務金融, Finance is a major at both graduate and undergraduate levels.
3. 斜槓 (Xié gàng): slashie
4. 雙主修 (Shuāng zhǔ xiū) : double major
5. 投資銀行與併購 ( Tóuzī yínháng yǔ bìnggòu): Investment Banking and Merger, one of the courses Emily took in graduate school.
6. 哈佛個案 (Hāfó gè'àn): Harvard Business School Cases
7. 雷隊友 (Léi duìyǒu): an unreliable teammate
8. 課表很有彈性 (Kèbiǎo hěn yǒu tánxìng): to have a very flexible class schedule, which means students can choose whatever they want to learn in universities without having a lot of limitations
9 . 印象深刻 (Yìnxiàng shēnkè ) : impressive
10. 通識課 (Tōng shì kè) : general education course
11. 生死議題與臨終關懷 (Shēngsǐ yìtí yǔ línzhōng guānhuái): Life, Death, and Hospice Care, one of the general education courses Cathy took during university
12. 喪禮 (Sānglǐ) : funeral
13. 戶外教學 (Hùwài jiàoxué) : field trip
14. 靈堂 (Língtáng) : mourning hall
15. 遺書 (Yíshū) : will
16. 法師 (Fǎshī): One of the titles of Buddhist monks originally refers to those who can master and study the Dharma and can explain the Dharma to the lay people. Today, "Master" is a respectful title for Buddhist monks.
17. 交換學生 (Jiāohuàn xuéshēng) : exchange student
18. 學分修很滿 (Xuéfēn xiū hěn mǎn): when you try to claim every credit possible during one semester
19. 先苦後甘 (Xiān kǔ hòu gān): A hard beginning makes a good ending
20. 人情留一線,日後好相見 (Rénqíng liú yīxiàn, rìhòu hǎo xiāng jiàn): Don't burn your bridges
【Contact us】
Instagram: @hsinyeh_taiwanesemandarin / @cathy_chinese
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